The Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire (UNH) has an opening for a PhD student position in Global Ecology starting in August 2012. This position carries a competitive stipend plus tuition and medical insurance. The PhD student will conduct research in one or more of the following topics related to global ecology at regional, continental, or global scales: terrestrial carbon dynamics, disturbance impacts on carbon cycle, ecosystem modeling, data assimilation (model-data fusion, model-data integration), scaling, drought impacts on carbon dynamics, synthesis of FLUXNET and other ecological data, trends in vegetation productivity and controlling factors, upscaling of FLUXNET data, or other relevant topic.
The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team at the Earth Systems Research Center (http://www.csrc.sr.unh.edu/), Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS; http://www.eos.sr.unh.edu) at UNH, and will also have opportunities to work with collaborators at other institutions. Applicants should be enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated. A master degree in ecology, ecohydrology, meteorology, or a relevant field and experience in global ecology research at regional, continental, or global scales are highly desirable. Please submit a cover letter, CV, copies of transcripts, copies of TOEFL/GRE scores if applicable, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Jingfeng Xiao (http://www.eos.unh.edu/Faculty/xiao) via email ([email protected]) with the subject line “Application for Global Ecology Position”. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. UNH is a Research-I, Land, Sea and Space Grant University that has been recognized both nationally and internationally for research excellence in ecology, environmental science, geoscience and forestry. Located in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, members of UNH enjoy the high quality of life and beautiful natural surroundings the region provides. UNH is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. --- Jingfeng Xiao, PhD Earth Systems Research Center (formerly Complex Systems Research Center) Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space University of New Hampshire 449 Morse Hall, 8 College Road Durham, NH 03824 Email: [email protected] http://www.eos.sr.unh.edu/Faculty/Xiao http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jqs5/ Tel: (603) 862-1873; Fax: (603) 862-0188 Science Definition Team (SDT) member of NASA's Carbon Monitoring System (CMS): http://carbon.nasa.gov
